Poetaster - Wikipedia Poetaster ( poʊɪtæstər ), like rhymester or versifier, is a derogatory term applied to bad or inferior poets Specifically, poetaster has implications of unwarranted pretensions to artistic value
What Is a “Poetaster”? – Lindas Literary Home In that play the “poetaster” character is a satire on John Marston, one of Jonson’s rivals in the Poetomachia or War of the Theatres [3] Usage While poetaster has always been a negative appraisal of a poet’s skills, rimester (or rimer) and versifier have held ambiguous meanings depending on the commentator’s opinion of a writer’s